Anglia Capital Group
Angel networkNorwich · Pre-Seed–Series A
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Investment thesis
Anglia Capital Group is a group of angel investors, entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals and family offices based in East Anglia. They invest in start-ups and early growth-stage businesses offering innovative and potentially disruptive solutions within their industries. The network operates through regular pitching events and a private online deal platform, giving members access to early-stage opportunities in the region.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 32 of 45 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12Consumer ×9Hardware ×9Healthtech ×8Digital Health ×7Direct to Consumer ×7Medical Devices ×7Biotech ×4
HQs:United Kingdom×17United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 21 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×162 founders×43 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
Imperial College London ×2University of East Anglia ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×3Computer Science ×2Economics ×2Engineering ×2Finance & Accounting ×2Mathematics & Statistics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
Aviva plc ×2Pala Eyewear ×2
Investments · 45 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12022 · 13 dated
AgriSound builds low-cost, solar-powered IoT listening devices and a data platform that monitor pollinator and insect activity in the field.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechIoT
Casey Woodward(Founder)in
Platform for booking last-minute accommodation direct via a silent-reserve bidding model.
Coral Eyewear designs and sells eyeglasses and sunglasses for consumers, with a focus on timeless style and durability.
Circular EconomyConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceSports TechLondon, GB
Calvin Bailey(Founder)inGeorge Bailey(Founder)in
CROSSIP produces a range of non-alcoholic (low-to-no alcohol) spirits aimed at adults, focusing on rich texture and complex flavour combinations.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechLondon, GB
Bradley Jones(Founder)in
Developing Experts provides online science lessons and curriculum resources for teachers, students, and parents, featuring narrated stories, videos, and hands-on activities delivered with input from university and industry experts.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechNorwich, GB
Sarah Mintey(Founding Director & CEO)
Amino Focus is a nootropic and amino acid powder blend designed as a pre-workout supplement to boost energy, focus, and mental performance.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechWellness & Fitness
Simon
Easology builds simplified consumer technology products, including tablets running its own software on Samsung Galaxy devices, aimed at helping people use technology with confidence.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceHardwarePeterlee, GB
Co-investorsSouth East AngelsThe FSE Group
Extend Robotics develops teleoperated robotics technology that combines immersive VR, robotics, and AI to let people remotely operate robots and augment labour productivity.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Fox Robotics builds the FoxBot, an autonomous counterbalance forklift that uses onboard cameras, LiDAR, and machine-learning perception to identify and move pallets during trailer loading and unloading at warehouse receiving docks.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Peter Anderson-Sprecher(Founder)in
Co-investorsAutotech VenturesBMW i VenturesCongruent VenturesEniac VenturesFoothill VenturesLa Famiglia+4 more
Glyconics develops medical diagnostic devices using spectroscopy (light-with-matter technology) to support low-cost medical diagnosis and disease management for patients and healthcare practice.
Deep TechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Andrew Round(Chief Executive Officer (ad interim))Dr. Päivi Maria Paldánius(Chief Medical Officer & Chief Operating Officer)Sebastien Cuvelier Mussalian(Chief Technology Officer)Dr. Phil Taday(Head of R&D)Paul Jesson(Chief Finance Officer)
Co-investorsBoundary CapitalDeepbridge Capital
Gravitilab is a space technology company staffed by engineers with expertise in avionics, propulsion, launch safety, payload mechanics, testing and related disciplines, offering technology-focused services in the space sector.
Deep TechHardwareSpace Tech
James Kilpatrick(Founder, Chair & CFO)Mark Roberts CBE(Managing Director)in
Co-investorsBritish Design Fund
greyfly.ai builds a Delivery Intelligence Platform that applies AI to project and portfolio management, helping organisations assess AI readiness, forecast delivery performance, manage change and improve decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Lloyd Skinner(Founder & CEO)in
Technology augmenting the home-moving process for customers and service providers.
James Freestone(Founder)in
Co-investorsFuel VenturesOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)
Glycoscience platform company applying glycans to diagnostics and therapeutics.
Memorify Technologies develops Yoree, an AI-powered memory management application that automatically recognizes, organizes and narrates personal photos and videos.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerMedia & Entertainment
Charlotte Ridley(Founder)Anja Klüver(Chief Experience Officer)Chris Charlton(Chief Technology Officer)
BoardGavin Anderson(Chairman)
Nethergate produces a craft lager beer brewed from water sourced from their own Stour Valley well in Suffolk, England.
ConsumerFoodTechSudbury, GB
Novai applies advanced molecular and computational approaches to eye disease, supporting clinicians and researchers in translating scientific findings into patient treatment options.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesReading, GB
Prof. Francesca Cordeiro(Founder, Director & Chief Executive Officer)Prof. M. Francesca Cordeiro(Founder & CEO)MARIA FRANCESCA CORDEIRO(Director)
BoardNATALIE PANKOVA(Director)inKARL DAVID KEEGAN(Director)STEPHEN ROY PAGE(Director)
Co-investorsExSight VenturesInBC Investment Corp.Zinc
OKKO Health develops smartphone and tablet apps that measure vision through games built on vision science, for use in clinical practice, scientific research, and drug and device R&D.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Stephanie C.(Founder)in
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Co-investorsDvH VenturesSie Ventures
One Planet Pizza makes vegan frozen pizzas with sourdough bases, plant-based cheese, and various toppings, sold direct-to-consumer online and through UK retailers such as Ocado and Asda.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechNorwich, GB
MikeJoe
Optalysys is a photonic computing company using silicon photonics to turn the optical layer into an arithmetic engine for high-performance computing.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsLeeds, GB
Co-investorsNorthern GritstoneVerve Venturesimec.xpand
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Designs and manufactures lightweight, low-emission internal combustion engines for non-automotive markets.
PES Technologies develops a soil health sensor with a consumable design that uses machine learning to analyse soil, aimed at agriculture and sustainable land management.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareDiss, GB
Jim Bailey(Co-founder, CEO & CTO)Andrej Porovic(Co-founder & Business Development Director)in
Co-investorsDeep Science VenturesKero Development PartnersGreen Angel Ventures
Pikl provides embedded, insurance-enabled products for the short-term rental market, including cancellation and specialist property insurance solutions aimed at generating commission revenue for operators and property management companies.
InsurTechPropTechTravel & HospitalityNorwich, GB
Louise Birritteri(CEO and Founder)inRichard Savelli(CFO and Co-Founder)inJessica Craker(CMO)inSteve McGuinness(COO)inJames Everett(CUO)inJemma Clarke(CCO)in
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Co-investorsSeedrs
RareCan provides cancer treatment and clinical trial access tailored to individual patients, with a focus on improving outcomes for people diagnosed with rare cancers.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Piers Kotting(Chief Executive Officer)inSimon Allocca(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsCambridge Angels group
Safeguard-Me provides a digital platform for managing identity verification, DBS checks, qualifications, and references through a single solution.
CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Jon Pettit(Founder)in
Shackleton is an adventure apparel retailer offering gift cards that can be redeemed for jackets, sweaters, and other items on their website.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceTravel & HospitalityWellness & Fitness
Ian(Founder)Louis Rudd(Director of Expeditions)in
Co-investorsSouth East Angels
Spark EV Technology develops AI-based journey and range prediction systems for electric and hybrid vehicles, offered as SDKs to OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and technology integrators.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation
SupaPass provides no-code technology that lets content creators and businesses build their own branded websites and apps to host and monetize content, keeping full revenue and direct customer relationships instead of relying on social media or streaming platforms.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Juliana Meyer(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel AcademeCoral Reef IO
TTP develops the Thermo Trauma Port, a novel patient transfer device for the trauma care pathway, created with a consortium including East Anglian Air Ambulance, University Hospital of Birmingham and the University of Portsmouth.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Mary Anne Cordeiro(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsOxford Technology Management
Virilitas Labs develops research-led technologies focused on male fertility and reproductive health, drawing on over 20 years of study in reproduction and genetics.
BiotechDigital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical Devices
VirtTuri is an AI avatar digital assistant that uses a hyperrealistic, patented avatar interface with text-to-speech and machine learning to deliver accurate spoken responses in over 70 languages, aimed at improving patient adherence and communication.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
ANB ANBANB SensorsBeepCellexcelCROSSIPEdmundsEdmunds CocktailsSparkVirilitas
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesGravitilab · swissaerospace.ventures · Aug 14, 2026
Optalysys · picmagazine.net · Jun 18, 2026
AgriSound · hortnews.com · May 26, 2026
Maaree · lbc.co.uk · May 25, 2026
Shackleton · shackletonadvisers.co.uk · Apr 20, 2026
PES Technologies · epicentrehaverhill.co.uk · Nov 14, 2025
Homemove · onlinemarketplaces.com · Nov 7, 2025
Okko Health · aop.org.uk · Aug 8, 2025
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘDirector · British · since 2026
Mataub Hussain — 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of voting rights, right to appoint and remove directors
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Anglia Capital Group made?
- Anglia Capital Group has 45 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Anglia Capital Group invest at?
- Anglia Capital Group invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Anglia Capital Group focus on?
- Anglia Capital Group focuses on Biotech, E-commerce, IoT, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Anglia Capital Group located?
- Anglia Capital Group is headquartered in Norwich, GB.
- Who does Anglia Capital Group co-invest with?
- Anglia Capital Group most often shares deals with South East Angels, Angel Academe, DvH Ventures, among 19 tracked co-investors.
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